Port of Spain vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$2027
🏠 One person rent	$586	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$500
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	26	74
😀 Quality of life	54	61
🏙️ Population	84.1K	1.33M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 53% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4606th and 6605th ($1248 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 6345th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Porto Alegre

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	Port of Spain	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$7258

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$660
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$575
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$676
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$571
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$580
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$616
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$637
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$633
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$562
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$661
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$586
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$531
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$557
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$587
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$526
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$666
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$616
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$608
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$487
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$621
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$659
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$625
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$904
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$773
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$681
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$699
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$680
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$816
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$716
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$626
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$444